Räikkönen did not see the lights at the start

Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen has highlighted a new problem with the 2009 aerodynamic rules. According to the Finn, the height of the new rear wings obstructs the drivers behind from clearly seeing the lights go out at the start.

The 2007 world champion, who had to retire from the race due to a hydraulic problem on his F60, revealed that he couldn’t see the lights because of the rear wing of Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren MP4/24, just in front of him.

« I couldn’t see the lights because the rear wing is too high, » he commented after the race.

Although this does not seem to be a problem for the drivers starting in the top 10, seeing the lights would not be so obvious for the drivers at the back of the grid. However, so far, no one else has complained about this kind of issue.